Animate a Halloween skeleton — Raspberry Pi Book of Making 2027

What happened

From Raspberry Pi Book of Making 2027, this seasonal build operates with a Raspberry Pi Pico and some Halloween magic. You can get your copy at an introductory price of £9.99, but for now, let’s animate a Halloween skeleton with a $4 Raspberry Pi Pico .

As October draws close, the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead grows thin, allowing spirits to cross. You can build your own by following along, or adapt the techniques to animate whatever spooky (or not spooky) decorations you like.

The key part of this build relies on it being a ‘2D’ skeleton where all the joints move in the same plane. There are some 3D skeletons available that are more anatomically accurate, but also harder to animate.

Key facts

• From Raspberry Pi Book of Making 2027, this seasonal build — uses: a Raspberry Pi Pico and some Halloween magic